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update Weekly Update 11 October | Saudi Arabia: Amazon admits violation of subcontracted mirgrant workers rights
World Bank complicit in human rights abuses in Tanzania through support for Ruaha National Park rangers, alleges CSO; CSOs call for firms sourcing bananas from Ecuador to contact suppliers over death threats made to 3 union coordinators; 'Predator files' investigation exposes global spyware network, allegedly with Israeli & European government complicity; 'Predator files' investigation exposes global spyware network, allegedly with Israeli & European government complicity; and much more...
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update Weekly Update 04 October | Philippines: Supreme Court orders nickel project to address Indigenous concerns
Unilever compensation for 2007 assaults 'sidesteps' Kenyan workers grievances; Federal prosecutors say Mura Indigenous leaders were misled & have not yet given consent for Brazil Potash fertilizer mine; Firms sending ships to Bangladeshi shipbreaking yards accountable for human rights abuses, says report; Mazur Group truckers receive pay demands & end 'unprecedented' strike; CSOs in Tunisia say push to allow EU firms to use agricultural lands for green energy production harms local population’s rights; and more...
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update Weekly Update 27 September | USA: Investigation into alleged child labour at poultry firms
Allegedly highly hazardous pesticides imported & sold to local farmers in Kenya by international firms; Repsol's 2022 oil spill in Peru allegedly violated economic, social, cultural & environmental rights of communities; 104 organisations sign letter urging Vale & investors to take action on alleged human rights harms linked to Sorowako nickel project in Indonesia; Indian workers in the Gulf states allegedly file one labour rights related complaint each day on average; and much more...
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update Weekly Update 20 September | Malaysia: Samling withdraws defamation lawsuit against CSO SAVE Rivers
At least 177 land & environmental defenders around the world were killed last year, says CSO; Mining firm Bea Mountain faces class action lawsuit in Liberia for alleged pollution of Marvoe Creek with cyanide; Punta Catalina Thermoelectric Power Plant in Dominican Republic violates children’s rights, allege CSOs; CSO alleges deadly accidents at ArcelorMittal's plant in Temirtau caused by safety violations; and much more...
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update Weekly Update 13 September | G20: Leaders' Declaration includes commitments to eliminate forced labour
Court in Suriname rejects state oil company's defamation claim against human rights defender Erlan Sleur & his organisation; Marriott International allegedly failed to conduct adequate human rights due diligence in Kathmandu hotel project, alleges CSO; Lawsuit in US alleges X Corp (formerly Twitter) facilitated Saudi Arabian Government's human rights abuses; and much more...
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update Weekly Update 06 September | Thailand: Poultry firm loses defamation case against activists
Trial of two former Lundin executives charged with war crimes complicity in Sudan begins in Sweden; Meta settles for mediation over unfair dismissal claims in Kenya; X (Twitter) reverses political ad ban prompting concern over misinformation ahead of the US 2024 election; AI company accused of creating ‘race to the bottom’ as outsourced workers face ‘digital sweatshop’ conditions in Philippines; UK Trade Minister warned of risks to right to health in UK-India trade deal and much more...
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update Weekly Update 30 August | Russia: Heineken exits market with €1 sale
US police department faces lawsuits over use of facial recognition technology; Indian human rights defenders detained over opposition to mega hydropower project; Vale to pay USD106m in reparations due to dam collapse risk in Brazil; Apparel brands failed to take appropriate steps to protect suppliers & workers following Turkey/Syria earthquake; and much more...
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update Weekly Update 23 August | Myanmar: H&M announces exit from country
27 women activists in South Africa arrested at protest against Copper 360; Ecuador votes against oil exploration in protected area of Amazon; First Solar takes steps to remediate abuse as audit reveals conditions of forced labour for subcontracted migrant workers in Malaysia; 15 truck drivers reported to have died in 15 days on Egypt/Sudan border; and much more...
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update Weekly Update 16 August | Russia: Government allegedly acquired advanced surveillance tech
Iranian activists allege engineering firm Bosch supplied thousands of CCTV cameras to the Iranian government to be used to track women who defy the country’s strict Islamic laws; Meta ignores reports from ‘trusted’ CSOs & human rights groups on dangerous content, says report; Socfin subsidiaries in Cameroon and Liberia accused of sexual harassment & land grabs by local communities; Women garment workers in Bangladesh making FIFA Women’s World Cup merchandise report systemic labour rights abuses; and much more...
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